Can't Get XDMCP Login on Mandrake 9.0 Box from XP

[Harold L Hunt II]

Curt,

First, lets just double-check that Mandrake 9.0 is still using kdm and 
that your machine was configured to use kdm:

[harold@foo harold]$ ps -A | grep .dm
31622 ?        00:00:00 kdm
31637 ?        00:00:00 kdm
31651 ?        00:00:00 kdm_greet

So, run ``ps -A | grep .dm'' as above.  If some other ?dm is listed, 
then that would explain why editing the kdm config file didn't change 
anything.

Harold


Curt Lindner wrote:
> OK, I'm really confused now.  Yes, I do see a graphical login screen, and
> I'm logging into the KDE desktop.
> 
> However, I did a "ps -A | grep kdm" and didn't get any tasks.  (My Unix
> command knowledge is about 10 years ago rusty).
> 
> I ran it on the Linux machine, and tried again, but no different result.
> kdm does now show up as a task, though.
> 
> This is getting really frustrating, because now I can't even log in via VNC
> reliably, as the server keeps mysteriously quitting (crashing?) on my
> Mandrake box.  Geez, I'd like to have an alternative server on my network,
> but XP is looking pretty good right now!
> 
> Thanks again, but I guess my problem isn't obvious enough.  With all the
> init-type files squirrled away in a half-dozen different directories, I
> really don't see how you Linux folks can figure anything out!  :-)
> 
> -Curt
> 
> From: "Harold L Hunt II" <huntharo at msu dot edu>
> To: <cygwin-xfree at cygwin dot com>
> Date: Sat, 25 Jan 2003 15:08:38 -0500
> Subject: RE: Can't Get XDMCP Login on Mandrake 9.0 Box from XP
> 
> 
>>I don't know that Port=177 and Willing=[anything] are necessary.  But then,
>>I do not know much about that.
> 
> 
>>What I do know is that you have to restart kdm in order for those changes
> 
> to
> 
>>take effect.  The easiest way to do that, short of restarting your machine,
>>is to drop to run level 3, then go back to run level 5.
> 
> 
>>You do that by running:
>>init 3
>>[wait about a minute]
>>init 5
> 
> 
>>One side question: you DO see a graphical login screen when you sit down at
>>your linux machine, right?  If not, you aren't running kdm so XDMCP
>>connections are not being accepted simply because you are not running a
>>program that accepts them.
> 
> 
>>Harold
> 
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: cygwin-xfree-owner@cygwin.com
> [mailto:cygwin-xfree-owner@cygwin.com]On Behalf Of Curt Lindner
> Sent: Saturday, January 25, 2003 2:18 PM
> To: cygwin-xfree@cygwin.com
> Subject: Re: Can't Get XDMCP Login on Mandrake 9.0 Box from XP
> 
> 
> Harold, I did set "Enable=True" in the kdmrc file.
> 
> Per the XDMCP-HOWTO, I also set Port=177, and I note now that the Willing=
> keword is blank.
> 
> Was I not supposed to set Port=177?  Should I set "Willing=" to some other
> value?
> 
>  Thanks for the response.
> 
>  -Curt
> 
> 
>>>From: "Harold L Hunt II" <huntharo at msu dot edu>
>>>To: <cygwin-xfree at cygwin dot com>
>>>Date: Sat, 25 Jan 2003 00:05:57 -0500
>>>Subject: RE: Can't Get XDMCP Login on Mandrake 9.0 Box from XP
>>>Reply-to: cygwin-xfree at cygwin dot com
>>>
>>>Curt,
>>>
>>>You may have read a lot of FAQs, but did you read:
>>
>>http://xfree86.cygwin.com/docs/faq/cygwin-xfree-faq.html#q-mandrake-8.1-xdm
>>cp?
>>
>>
>>>That should help you out.  Please email the mailing list if that solves
>>
>>your problem.
>>
>>Harold
>>
>>-----Original Message-----
>>From: cygwin-xfree-owner@cygwin.com
>>[mailto:cygwin-xfree-owner@cygwin.com]On Behalf Of Curt Lindner
>>Sent: Friday, January 24, 2003 9:10 PM
>>To: cygwin-xfree@cygwin.com
>>Subject: Can't Get XDMCP Login on Mandrake 9.0 Box from XP
>>
>>
>>I'm a complete Linux/Cygwin/Xfree newbie, so please go easy on me!
>>
>>I've been banging my head the last few evenings to try and set up Xfree on
>>my XP machine to allow me to have remote sessions on a PC I have running
>>Mandrake 9.0.  I have read everything I can find on the newsgroups and on
>>the cygwin websites, and the how-to's and mini-how-to's on the LDP site.
>>I've set all the settings I can find to set in Xaccess, xdm-config, kdmrc,
>>etc., etc.  I cannot solve this problem.
>>
>>I can start Xfree86 on my XP box using the batch file provided with the
>>standard installation.  I can telnet into the Mandrake box.  I can use
>>"xhosts +", then export the DISPLAY to my XP machine, and successfully
> 
> open
> 
>>an xterm/emacs/etc session on the XP machine.    I can also run VNC just
>>fine both ways (XP to Mandrake & Mandrake to XP).  I can also use Terminal
>>Services from Mandrake to XP.
>>
>>So, why can't I get a login screen when I edit the batch file to start
> 
> XWin
> 
>>using "-query mandrake-ip, -from xp-ip" ??
>>
>>I always thought I knew my way around an operating system, I know how to
> 
> set
> 
>>up router filters, but man, this has really humbled me!!  :-)  I'm amazed
>>that you folks can keep this stuff straight!
>>
>>Thanks in advance for any pointers that might be provided.  I really don't
>>want to use VNC, as it's not as refined as the X windows option.  I'm sure
>>you folks agree!
>>
>>-Curt
>>
> 
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